St Michaels Baulkham Hills News RSShttp://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/RSS/St-Michaels-Baulkham-Hills-News-RSSSt Michaels Baulkham Hills News RSSen{70A28EB2-00C8-4855-8E4F-E9D82EE1077B}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/11/07/04/08/Education-Mass-creates-a-first-for-the-Diocese-of-ParramattaEducation Mass creates a ‘first’ for the Diocese of ParramattaIt was a first for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta recently when the largest cross section of Western Sydney schools attended the annual Diocesan Education Mass at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick’s in Parramatta. Read more.Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:36:30 +1100{3450732F-BD2C-4A49-AAF3-1ACCD45BEE9B}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/11/06/22/45/Count-Us-InCount Us In!On November 1 2018 all students from St Michael&#39;s participated in the nationwide Music &#39;Count Us In&#39; event with over 700,000 other students across the nation. Read more...Wed, 07 Nov 2018 09:55:46 +1100{27168273-AB99-4DE9-8A3C-2837B537CB5D}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/11/06/22/14/Sensational-SambaSensational Samba!Samba rhythms emanated from our school hall during the first two weeks of this term. Drummer and Samba expert, Tom Harding led all students in exciting Brazilian drumming workshops. Read more...Wed, 07 Nov 2018 09:14:26 +1100{DCBCEE5E-7242-4CB4-AFCD-54A575C2873E}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/11/01/10/24/Positive-behaviour-creates-great-learningPositive behaviour creates great learning!Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta (CEDP) school leaders and teachers were given a special opportunity to expand their knowledge of Positive Behaviour Support For Learning (PBS4L) when Dr Tim Lewis, Professor of Special Education at the University of Missouri, shared his research with them recently. Read more…Thu, 01 Nov 2018 21:24:19 +1100{E9948154-0B2A-4523-852E-97BBA39BFFC3}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/27/09/45/Little-Kids-Big-FeelingsLittle Kids, Big FeelingsThe role of emotional intelligence in developing wellbeing is an important factor. During August, St Michael’s School Counsellor, Emilie Cangy, engaged 1Red and 1Yellow in a programme which aimed to improve emotional intelligence. Read more...Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:45:29 +1000{CA4425F2-E19B-45E1-BA1D-FDB7894E4888}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/27/09/20/Year-6-Blue-LimericksYear 6 Blue - LimericksLimericks have been the focus for reading and writing in Year 6 Blue. Students were given many opportunities to share and read the poetry genre of limericks. They were then able to identify the criteria for writing a limerick. To be successful at writing limericks, the poet uses a specific rhyming pattern [a - a -b - b - a], the poem is humorous and tends to make sense from nonsense, often through the use of different figures of speech. Read and enjoy these limericks written by 6 Blue - Jest for fun!Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:20:17 +1000{196DB724-DBAC-45F3-A5A4-4D232543593F}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/24/23/57/Getting-creative-for-Year-of-YouthGetting creative for Year of YouthThrough their participation in the Year of Youth Celebration Day, Year 5 students recently developed a deeper understanding of how important their role is as young people in our church and have been inspired to actively live their faith. Read more...Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:57:01 +1000{8CBB33D1-56D4-444F-86E6-DDE2C8DA2DA0}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/24/23/51/A-gymnast-in-our-midstA gymnast in our midst!St Michael’s student Macie Parkinson, together with her partner, competed in Level 4 Acrobatics at the State Championships held at the Sydney Gymnastic Aquatic Centre (SGAC) in Rooty Hill on September 8-9. They were awarded second place overall for women’s pair and went on to compete for NSW in the National Clubs Carnival in Queensland. Read more...Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:51:46 +1000{058FD2CB-E500-41CE-A1DB-E2918AAC1A02}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/24/23/44/Everyones-a-winnerEveryone’s a winner!Congratulations to Evan Yan who won an iPad in the Harcourts Real Estate Jungle Colouring-in Competition. St Michael’s is a winner too because his win has also meant that the school received $1,000 for teaching and learning resources. Read more...Tue, 25 Sep 2018 09:44:47 +1000{0F2F6F32-B09E-420C-B934-2C9CF3BC0C37}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/24/10/17/Get-Moving-a-thonGet Moving-a-thon‘Get Moving’ was the theme for St Michael’s annual ‘a-thon’ event held on Tuesday September 4 2018. This year we focussed on the healthy benefits of ‘getting moving’ and its influence on the learning and development of children. Read more...Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:17:49 +1000{8EA9049C-68F5-4394-A5B1-D809B20F0884}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/24/10/04/Jersey-Day-2018Jersey Day 2018Jersey Day, held on August 31, has been inspired by the story of Nathan Gremmo whose life was tragically lost in an accident in May 2015. Nathan’s family chose to focus on the gift of life to others through organ donation and to honour the legacy of Nathan’s generous personality. Read more...Mon, 24 Sep 2018 20:04:22 +1000{3DC03BE6-1F6E-478E-B50E-76260C3C4FBE}http://stmichaelsbhills.catholic.edu.au/en/Community/News/2018/09/18/00/25/Primary-students-inspired-to-use-their-gifts-for-goodPrimary students inspired to use their gifts for good!More than 400 Stage Three students from 12 primary schools across the Diocese of Parramatta, including St Michael&#39;s Primary, joined a recent celebration for the Year of Youth at Rooty Hill RSL. Read more...Fri, 24 Aug 2018 20:05:19 +1000